Beside the explanation of the "slender" Taurus as result of the paint scheme of course there was one real slender Taurus and that's the Taurus this thread is all about.

Ed Kazmirski and Bob Dunham did cooperate together to gain success, Ed by designing the Orion and the successor Taurus and promote the radios, Bob by develop his Orbit radio systems.

After eliminating the relais of the receivers by using amplifiers (Bonner Transmite vs Bonner Duramite) it was possible to significantly shrinking the receivers. Ed did use these relay-less receivers of Bob Dunhams Orbit radios.

This small electronic detail was the main reason I recognized the slender fuselage in the crate of Africe and started my examination.

There are no plans of this first successful contest Taurus (called by me, Oldest Taurus on Earth), Ed did fly contests with it and modified in several stages to meet his requirements. I only reconstructed this first known of the nearly 10 versions (development steps!) I know.

A picture I made in 2008 during the reconstruction process. Studying of the fit of the earliest Orbit proportional radio in the slender fuselage, one of the development steps of the past of Ed's personal pattern ship.

Cees